Murder charge laid after Rotorua woman's body found

Published: 11:33AM Monday December 03, 2012 Source: ONE News

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A woman has been charged with the murder of Rotorua woman Michelle Hoffman-Tamm.

Police formally identified a body found in a forested area close to State Highway 38 near Murupara as that of Hoffman-Tamm on November 24.

Gwenda Leigh Sloane had originally been arrested and charged with common assault in connection to the case.

This was upgraded when the 44-year-old appeared in the Rotorua District Court today to a charge of murdering Hoffman-Tamm.

Sloane has been remanded in custody to reappear on December 12.

The 51-year-old was missing for more than two weeks. She was last seen on her bike leaving home in Phillip Street, Rotorua, on November 7 on the way to visit friends.

Her bike was found last month, at a separate location in Rotorua.

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